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| Quotation | „The members of the ensemble were guitarist Harry Pepl, vibraphonist Werner Pirchner, double bassist Wolfgang Wüst and drummer Fritz Ozmec“Ö1, In Concert, 25 September 2020, p. 1 | 2020 | ||
| Quotation | „The music has overwhelming impact, raw and direct, with a concentrated energy that makes the recording sound as if it had been made …“Ö1, In Concert, 5 June 2020, p. 1 | 2020 | ||
| Quotation | „The music has overwhelming punch, rough and direct and full of concentrated energy“Ö1 · On the 1975 concert by Hip Jargon, the nucleus of the Jazzzwio; programme note “Ö1 In Concert”, ORF Teletext, Friday 5 June 2020, page 383.1; translated from the German | 2020 | ||
| Quotation | „The nucleus of the famous “Jazz-Zwio”: Hip Jargon“Ö1, In Concert, 5 June 2020, p. 1 | 2020 | ||
| Quotation | „the unpolished gem of a concert on 25 September 1975 in the Large Broadcasting Hall of the Vienna Funkhaus, the ORF's broadcasting house“radiohoerer.info, 11 June 2020, reproducing the Ö1 programme text; translated from the German | 2020 | ||
| Quotation | „There were Erich Kleinschuster, Fritz Pauer, Harry Pepl, Erich Bachträgl, they were incredible musicians“Harri Stojka · The guitarist Harri Stojka on the Austrian jazz scene of the 1970s, interviewed by Manfred Horak, Raiffeisenzeitung, 29 October 2020, p. 24; translated from the German | 2020 | ||
| Quotation | „“Free jazz for connoisseurs” was what a critic in the Salzburger Volksblatt, a daily newspaper in Salzburg, Austria, called it at the time.“radiohoerer.info, 11 June 2020, reproducing the Ö1 programme text; translated from the German | 2020 | ||
| Quotation | „a borrowing from the late Austrian jazz guitarist Harry Pepl (who knew that melodic freshness, that harmonic candour and its disarming …“Jazz Magazine (online), 9 November 2021 | 2021 | ||
| Quotation | „As a vibraphonist he shook up the jazz world together with the guitarist Harry Pepl (as far as the Montreux festival)“Christoph Irrgeher · Christoph Irrgeher on Werner Pirchner, Wiener Zeitung, 6 April 2021, p. 18; translated from the German | 2021 | ||
| Quotation | „at a guitar evening at which Biréli Lagrène, Philip Catherine and (in a duo with Werner Pirchner) Harry Pepl also performed“Ö1 programme page on orf.at, 2 August 2021; translated from the German | 2021 | ||
| Quotation | „classics such as Thelonious Monk’s “Bemsha Swing”, or another by the Austrian composer Harry Pepl.“Le Dauphiné Libéré, 2 August 2021 | 2021 | ||
| Quotation | „If you close your eyes, it is almost as if Harry Pepl were still on stage“MeinBezirk Kärnten, “Top-Tipps der Woche”, 23 June 2021, p. 36; translated from the German | 2021 | ||
| Quotation | „Important Austrian jazz musicians such as the pianist Fritz Pauer, the guitarist Harry Pepl or the drummer Erich Bachträgl complemented …“Ines Reiger und Klaus Wienerroither · Programme text for the Ö1 “Spielräume Nachtausgabe” on 50 years of the ORF Big Band, orf.at, 10 December 2021; translated from the German | 2021 | ||
| Quotation | „On the menu that lunchtime were original compositions but also pieces by the Austrian guitarist Harry Pepl, the Native American saxophonist …“Thierry Giard, CultureJazz, 3 October 2021 | 2021 | ||
| Quotation | „quiet as he was, there was no question that Harry possessed a very powerful personality.“Dave Liebman · Heckel 2024, p. 119 (email from Dave Liebman to Stefan Heckel, 21 May 2021) | 2021 | ||
| Quotation | „showed me how it’s really done“Wolfgang Reisinger · Heckel 2024, p. 252 (interview with Wolfgang Reisinger, 22 January 2021); translated from the German | 2021 | ||
| Quotation | „the world-class Austrian composer and jazz guitarist who died in 2005“MeinBezirk Kärnten, “Top-Tipps der Woche”, 23 June 2021, p. 36; translated from the German | 2021 | ||
| Quotation | „Then the gentle ballad by the Austrian guitarist and composer Harry Pepl, written for the same duo with Werner Pirchner, guitar and …“Marie Boisnel, Citizen Jazz, 4 October 2021 | 2021 | ||
| Quotation | „Together with the guitarist Harry Pepl, the vibraphonist ran the JazzZwio for years, sometimes joined by the bassist Adelhard Roidinger to …“Augustin, “art.ist.in” column, 7 April 2021, p. 25; translated from the German | 2021 | ||
| Quotation | „An all-star ensemble that served as the flagship of Austrian jazz for roughly the next 15 years“Ö1 programme page on orf.at, 23 July 2022; translated from the German | 2022 | ||
| Quotation | „He wanted to move away from the “guitaristic” towards a universal language.“Guido Jeszensky · Heckel 2024, p. 231 (interview with Guido Jeszensky, 15 July 2022); translated from the German | 2022 | ||
| Quotation | „I think he was an international figure and definitely had his own voice.“Wolfgang Muthspiel · The San Diego Union-Tribune (online), 28 January 2022 | 2022 | ||
| Quotation | „On stage I had the feeling that Harry was playing right next to me“Andi Schreiber · On a concert by the live formation; interview with Stefan Heckel (9 March 2022), Heckel 2024, p. 169 | 2022 | ||
| Quotation | „The godfather of all Austrian jazz guitar players, a legend“ZOTZin Guitar Lessons (online), 23 September 2022 | 2022 | ||
| Quotation | „There was also an important guitar player by the name of Harry Pepl, who was my teacher. He had a unique sound and was a heavy player, with …“Wolfgang Muthspiel · The San Diego Union-Tribune (online), 28 January 2022 | 2022 | ||
| Quotation | „In conversation with Johann Kneihs, Heckel talks about his research into the “instant composing” method of the great jazz guitarist Harry …“Ö1, Jazztime (RadioKulturhaus), announced in ORF Teletext, page 413, 15 December 2023; translated from the German | 2023 | ||
| Quotation | „the world-class Austrian composer and jazz guitarist who died in 2005 returned to the stage“NÖN Niederösterreichische Nachrichten, 4 October 2023, p. 94; translated from the German | 2023 | ||
| Quotation | „Trained by Harry Pepl, one of the wildest on the guitar“Konzertankündigung (meinbezirk.at) · On Pepl’s pupil Peter Havlicek, announcement of the duo Tini Kainrath and Peter Havlicek, meinbezirk.at, 12 September 2023 (also badvoeslau.at, 28 November 2024); translated from the German | 2023 | ||
| Quotation | „“The (lonely) single swinger band” improvises over unreleased recordings from the last creative period of the jazz guitarist Harry Pepl …“noe.ORF.at (online), 29 September 2023; translated from the German | 2023 | ||
| Quotation | „a very humble, charismatic and private person with a great sense of humour. Someone who was constantly looking for new ideas“Wulf Müller, blog “European Jazz Masters Of The Past”, 5 February 2024 | 2024 | ||
| Quotation | „After a few moments I don’t feel time anymore. An emotion of happiness floats through me and the sounds stream on their own“Harry Pepl · Wulf Müller, blog “European Jazz Masters Of The Past”, 5 February 2024 | 2024 | ||
| Quotation | „At times the audience listened in complete silence“NÖN Niederösterreichische Nachrichten, 20 November 2024, p. 16; translated from the German | 2024 | ||
| Quotation | „brought along the music of the Tyrolean vibraphonist Werner Pirchner and of the exceptional guitarist Harry Pepl“NÖN Niederösterreichische Nachrichten, 20 November 2024, p. 16; translated from the German | 2024 | ||
| Quotation | „Cracked Mirrors … is easily the oddest of the bunch, a nearly unclassifiable record.“Instagram (@ecm_vinylcollector), 9 June 2024 | 2024 | ||
| Quotation | „Harry Pepl once wrote the song ‘Man könnte Klavierspielen müssen’. I believe it is Alex's intention to lift the limitation of a string …“Raphael Preuschl · mica music austria (online), 20 March 2024 | 2024 | ||
| Quotation | „Harry Pepl was a great musician whose musicianship was beyond the norm.“Dave Liebman · E-mail to Stefan Heckel, quoted in Heckel 2024, p. 119 | 2024 | ||
| Quotation | „Harry sat down at the piano, which he never really learned to play, nor practised, and plays, let’s the music flow through him.“Wulf Müller, blog “European Jazz Masters Of The Past”, 5 February 2024 | 2024 | ||
| Quotation | „He swings like hell“Harry Pepl über Benny Goodman · Wulf Müller, blog “European Jazz Masters Of The Past”, 5 February 2024 | 2024 | ||
| Quotation | „He was an improviser of the very highest rank“Stefan Heckel · Dissertation “Instant Composing”, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw), 2024, p. 10 | 2024 | ||
| Quotation | „he went into the studio with Austrian guitar master Harry Pepl and Norwegian drummer Jon Christensen to record ‘Cracked Mirrors’“Wulf Müller, blog “European Jazz Masters Of The Past”, 12 April 2024 | 2024 | ||
| Quotation | „If you're Harry Pepl, you bust it into a thousand pieces and shoot it into the ether.“Instagram (@ecm_vinylcollector), 9 June 2024 | 2024 | ||
| Quotation | „Musically, I still find this album exciting, challenging and powerful.“Wulf Müller, blog “European Jazz Masters Of The Past”, 5 February 2024 | 2024 | ||
| Quotation | „studied jazz guitar at the University of the Arts in Graz with the legendary Harry Pepl“impuls (Tyrol, Austria), 19 November 2024, p. 12; translated from the German | 2024 | ||
| Quotation | „to portray the quirky world of Werner Pirchner and his legendary “Zwio” partner Harry Pepl“Kurier, Lower Austria supplement, 2 February 2024, p. 12; translated from the German | 2024 | ||
| Quotation | „While Harry was building his reputation as one of Europe’s most interesting and unique guitarists“Wulf Müller, blog “European Jazz Masters Of The Past”, 5 February 2024 | 2024 | ||
| Quotation | „a project dedicated to Harry Pepl, who died in 2005“Kronen Zeitung, culture section, 27 September 2025, p. 38; translated from the German | 2025 | ||
| Quotation | „A surprisingly lively, highly musical result emerges“Robert Tendl, Kleine Zeitung · “Im Spiel mit der Wiener Gitarristenlegende”, Kleine Zeitung, 18 December 2025, p. 51 | 2025 | ||
| Quotation | „An intense musical dialogue with the “giant of improvisation”.“Kleine Zeitung, “Aviso”, 14 December 2025, p. 47; translated from the German | 2025 | ||
| Quotation | „Archive material gives rise to the shadowy outlines of a living man.“F. Jureček, Kronen Zeitung · “Die Schemen eines Lebenden”, Kronen Zeitung, 18 December 2025, p. 42 | 2025 | ||
| Quotation | „Harry Pepl’s lyrical hit “Air, Love and Vitamines”“Andreas Felber · Andreas Felber, head of the Ö1 jazz department, on the version by Martin Gasselsberger and Tim Collins, programme text “Kammerjazzige Duoklänge”, orf.at, 6 November 2025; translated from the German | 2025 |
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